Basketball Intelligence For 6/7/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
THE FINALS
Finals Game 2 Breakdown
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoop
Finals Film Study: Knicks take advantage of attention on Brunson in Game 2
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
How the Knicks’ ‘sprays’ under Mike Brown have soaked the Spurs’ defense
John Hollinger, The Athletic
The KAT is In His Bag
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
A dozen observations before Game 3
David Thorpe, True Hoop
The Knicks’ Moment Is Starting to Feel Inevitable
Danny Chau, The Ringer
Mikal Bridges answers the bell when the Knicks need him most
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
The Knicks Keep Finding a Way
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated
Important plays, lessons from Knicks-Spurs Game 2
Zach Kram, ESPN
Julian Champagnie finds fit in San Antonio
Jeff Zillgitt, NBA.com
What happened in crunch time during Game 2 of the Finals, plus more analysis from the Spurs’ loss to the Knicks
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
Wembanyama’s “positionless” mentality is biting the Spurs at the worst time
Jahlil Williams, Air Alamo
Inside the Knicks’ journey to embracing the bench
Vincent Goodwill, ESPN
Jose Alvarado, Julian Champagnie bring HS rivalry, similar career paths to MSG’s grand NBA Finals stage
Zach Braziller, NY Post
TEAM-SPECIFIC
OKC: Five biggest questions for OKC Thunder entering 2026 NBA offseason
Justin Martinez, The Oklahoman
PHI: VJ Edgecombe Q&A
Cyro Asseo, Hoops Hype
PHX: Rasheer Fleming talks potential starting role
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
POR: Rick Adelman is gone, but definitely not forgotten
Kerry Eggers
The news that Rick Adelman had passed away swept across the NBA quickly on Monday. Before I had begun to reach out to people for a story on the Trail Blazers legend, I received a call from Clyde Drexler, who wanted to say a few things about his former coach.
“Such a good man, and a phenomenal coach,” Drexler told me. “We were as close as a player-coach relationship can be. Every player should be fortunate enough to be coached by Rick Adelman.”
That is the kind of respect Adelman commanded from those around him.
SAC: PODCAST: Kings’ Draft Preview
Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Kings Weekly Podcast
Nick and Ray discuss the upcoming 2026 NBA Draft and the possibilities for the Sacramento Kings. They cover the players mocked to the Kings at #7 in recent Mock Drafts, before wrapping up by previewing some second round possibilities at #34 and #45. They start out by covering the two players most frequently mocked to the Kings: Kingston Flemings and Darius Acuff Jr. They also discuss Mikel Brown Jr., the third-most frequent Mock Draft selection for the Kings, and Keaton Wagler, who might also be a target for Sacramento. Finally, they briefly discuss Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie before wrapping up with three potential second round options: Alex Karaban, Maliq Brown, and Otega Oweh.
SAS: How Gregg Popovich helped Knicks’ Mike Brown arrive at this moment
Melissa Rohlin, NY Post
THE DRAFT
2026 NBA Mock Draft: Making the perfect pick for every team
Christopher Kline, Fansided
Best and Worst Landing Spots for Projected 2026 NBA Lottery Picks
Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report
Trey Kaufman-Renn Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, NBA Draft Newsletter
Christian Anderson Offers Versatile Point Guard Option
Derek Parker, Sports Illustrated
The NBA Combine Is a Lie
Data Dunk Newsletter
Today’s BI is dedicated to the memory of Stacey King
Bulls Lose Franchise Legend Stacey King at Age 59
Alex Kirschenbaum, Bleacher Nation
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